Interesting Facts
Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Collared Kingfisher, Mangrove Kingfisher, White-collared Kingfisher
Common Names in French:
Martin-chasseur ? collier blanc, Martin-chasseur à collier blanc
Common Names in German:
Halsbandliest
Description
Habitat
Mangrove forests , seashores and woods .
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 4,641 meters (0 to 15,226 feet).[1]
Ecology:
List of Habitats
:
- 1 Forest
- 1.5 Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Dry
- 1.6 Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland
- 1.7 Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level
- 2 Savanna
- 2.1 Savanna - Dry
- 4 Grassland
- 4.5 Grassland - Subtropical/Tropical Dry
- 5 Wetlands (inland)
- 5.1 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls )
- 5.4 Wetlands (inland) - Bogs , Marshes, Swamps , Fens , Peatlands
- 9 Marine Neritic
- 9.10 Marine Neritic - Estuaries
- 12 Marine Intertidal
- 12.4 Marine Intertidal - Mud Flats and Salt Flats
- 14 Artificial/Terrestrial
- 14.1 Artificial/Terrestrial - Arable Land
- 14.3 Artificial/Terrestrial - Plantations
- 14.4 Artificial/Terrestrial - Rural Gardens
- 14.5 Artificial/Terrestrial - Urban Areas [more info]
Biology
Diet
Small crabs, crustaceans, small fish, small frogs , snakes , various invertebrates , small birds and their eggs .
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Subclass:
Avialae
()
- Gauthier, 1986
- Infraclass:
Aves
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
- Cohort:
Neognathae
()
- Pycraft, 1900
- Superorder:
Passerimorphae
()
- Sibley et al., 1988
- Order:
Coraciiformes
()
- Forbes, 1884
- Suborder:
Halcyones
()
- Forbes, 1884
- Infraorder:
Alcedinides
()
-
- Parvorder:
Alcedinida
()
- Superfamily:
Alcedinoidea
()
- Stejneger, 1885
- Family:
Alcedinidae
()
- Bonaparte, 1831
- Subfamily:
Halcyoninae
()
- Genus:
Todiramphus
()
- Lesson 1827
- Specific name:
chloris
- (Boddaert) 1783
- Scientific name: - Todiramphus chloris (Boddaert, 1783) (Boddaert) 1783
- Specific name:
chloris
- (Boddaert) 1783
- Genus:
Todiramphus
(
- Subfamily:
Halcyoninae
(
- Family:
Alcedinidae
(
- Superfamily:
Alcedinoidea
(
- Parvorder:
Alcedinida
(
- Infraorder:
Alcedinides
(
- Suborder:
Halcyones
(
- Order:
Coraciiformes
(
- Superorder:
Passerimorphae
(
- Cohort:
Neognathae
(
- Infraclass:
Aves
(
- Subclass:
Avialae
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Synonyms
Halcyon chloris (Boddaert • Todiramphus (Todiramphus) chloris (Boddaert 1783) • Todiramphus chloris (Boddaert, 1783) • Todirhamphus chloris • Todirhamphus chloris (Boddaert) • Todirhamphus chloris (Boddaert) , 1783 • Todirhamphus chloris (Boddaert, 1783)
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last scrutiny: 06-Dec-2005
Similar Species
Members of the genus Todiramphus
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 31 species and subspecies in this genus:
T. albonotatus (White-Mantled Kingfisher) · (Cinnamon-Backed Kingfisher) · T. australasia australasia (Cinnamon-Backed Kingfisher) · T. chloris (White-Collared Kingfisher) · T. chloris chloris (White-Collared Kingfisher) · T. cinnamominus (Caroline Islands Kingfisher) · T. cinnamominus cinnamominus (Micronesian Kingfisher) · T. diops (Blue and White Kingfisher) · T. enigma (Talaud Kingfisher) · T. farquhari (Chestnut-Bellied Kingfisher) · T. funebris (Sombre Kingfisher) · T. gambieri (Mangareva Kingfisher) · T. gambieri gambieri (Mangareva Kingfisher) · T. godeffroyi (Marquesas Kingfisher) · (South Moluccan Kingfisher) · T. leucopygius (Ultramarine Kingfisher) · T. macleayii (Forrest Kingfisher) · T. macleayii macleayii (Forrest Kingfisher) · T. nigrocyaneus (Blue-Black Kingfisher) · T. nigrocyaneus nigrocyaneus (Blue-Black Kingfisher) · T. pyrrhopygius (Red-Backed Kingfisher) · T. recurvirostris (Flat-Billed Kingfisher) · T. ruficollaris (Cook Islands Kingfisher) · T. sanctus (Flat-Billed Kingfisher) · T. sanctus sanctus (Sacred Kingfisher) · T. saurophaga (White-Headed Kingfisher) · T. saurophagus (Beach Kingfisher) · T. tutus (Chattering Kingfisher) · T. veneratus (Tahitian Kingfisher) · T. winchelli (Rufous Lored Kingfisher) · T. winchelli winchelli (Rufous Lored Kingfisher)
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Further Reading
Notes
Contributors
- BirdLife International 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
- BirdLife International 2004. Todiramphus chloris. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 21 October 2006.
- BirdLife International 2009. Todiramphus chloris. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 05February2012.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 16, 2012.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 15, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 7 providers.
- IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
- National Aviary, Pittsburgh, PA
- Peterson, Alan P. Zoological Nomenclature Resource. Accessed June 19, 2009.
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 15, 2008:
- Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum: Bishop Museum Natural History Specimen Data
- Museum of Vertebrate Zoology: Terrestrial vertebrate specimens
- National Chemical Laboratory: IndOBIS, Indian Ocean Node of OBIS
- OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider: Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums
- University of Michigan Museum of Zoology (UMMZ): Bird specimens
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 11017
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-692872
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 2480765
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 554606
- IUCN ID: 246557
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 676373
Footnotes
- Mean = 109.250 meters (358.432 feet), Standard Deviation = 655.720 based on 96,057 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
